Sodexo Named as the 2013 Top 50 Companies in the Food Logistics Industry of China

October 29, 2013

On October 29th, 2013, Sodexo (Shanghai) Management Co., Ltd. was named as one of the “2013 Top 50 Companies in the Food Logistics Industry of China” by the Food Logistics Association of China National Food Industry Association, and was awarded with certificate of honor and medal.

This selection activity mainly targets at food manufacturers, logistics companies related to the food industry and restaurant chains in the Chinese market. It is organized by the Food Logistics Association of China National Food Industry Association. The evaluation group is composed of well-known industry experts. Candidates are assessed with over 30 criteria, including the company's annual turnover, ISO 9000 quality management system certification, construction and implementation status of the service quality control system, information management status of one package purchasing services, applications status of the GPS and GIS technologies, innovation status of business management and service, low-carbon operating conditions, and so on. Companies included in this selection are all renowned domestic and foreign companies in China’s food industry and logistics industry who represent leading levels.

As a world leader in quality of life services, Sodexo has always attached importance to raw food supply chain management. We actively participate in the introduction of advanced management concepts, bringing the green and low-carbon concepts into all aspects of our business operation. Our independently developed Buy Smart system helps the GPS query system to conduct visual supervisions on the raw food supply chain from the upper stream of the transport to the cafeteria. The success of being honored as "2013 Top 50 Companies in the Food Logistics Industry of China” is not only great encouragement for our colleagues in the Supply Chain Management department and the Operation team who have been working on their positions devotedly, but also a high recognition of the China National Food Industry Association for Sodexo’s expertise and standardization in food supply chain management.